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Trosky 3-Cone L Agility Drill (Pro Agility)

Classic 3-cone L / pro-agility test adapted for baseball athletes to measure and train hard cuts and speed cuts.

Equipment:
Cones
Duration:
About 8 min
Setting:
Indoor or outdoor
Players:
Solo

Coaching notes

Trosky Baseball short that teaches the standard 3-cone L drill used to develop change-of-direction ability that transfers to infield and outfield first steps.

Objectives

Improve hard-cut and speed-cut change of direction under control.

Coaching cues

Stay low; plant and explode; round the far cone like third base; accelerate out of each cut.

Common errors

Upright posture, rounded turns, decelerating too early.

Steps

  1. 1. Set three cones in an L shape
  2. 2. Sprint to first cone, hard cut to second, hard cut around third and return
  3. 3. Time or compete for best change-of-direction quality
Source: Trosky Baseball

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